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5 unusual facts about Wide Area Augmentation System


Axiotron Modbook

A modification from the original MacBook is the inclusion of a WAAS GPS device.

Capstone Program

The technology that changed this and put the routes and approaches where they were needed, at low altitudes over the fjords, is the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

DARPA LAGR Program

Even though the LAGR vehicle had a WAAS GPS, its position was never determined down to the width of the vehicle, so it was hard for the systems to re-use obstacle maps of areas the robots had previously traversed since the GPS continually drifted.

Equipment codes

/L RNAV capability with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), including GPS or Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) with en route and terminal capability, and with RVSM

Wide Area Augmentation System

The space segment consists of three commercial satellites: Inmarsat-4 F3, Telesat's Anik F1R, and Intelsat's Galaxy 15.



see also

Embraer KC-390

On 5 May 2011, Embraer stated that it had selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Pro Line Fusion Avionics System with Liquid Crystal Displays, Integrated Flight Information Systems (IFIS) with electronic charts and enhanced maps, advanced Flight Management Systems (FMS) with Wide Area Augmentation System, and an Information Management System (IMS) to manage databases and facilitate data transfer with the ground infrastructure.